DVD Darkness

Another question: I've noticed that movies played on my DVD player
are generally darker than when they are shown on television.

If there's a known problem there, why isn't it taken care of in pre-
pressing processing, along the lines of gamma correction or something?

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mimus

"mimus" <> wrote in message
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> Another question: I've noticed that movies played on my DVD player
> are generally darker than when they are shown on television.
>
> If there's a known problem there, why isn't it taken care of in pre-
> pressing processing, along the lines of gamma correction or something?

The problem isn't that DVDs are too dark, but that broadcast TV is too
bright.

Buy a calibration DVD like Avia or Digital Video Essentials. Buy it
today.

Joshua Zyber

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:36:09 GMT, "Joshua Zyber"
<> wrote:

>"mimus" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> Another question: I've noticed that movies played on my DVD player
>> are generally darker than when they are shown on television.
>>
>> If there's a known problem there, why isn't it taken care of in pre-
>> pressing processing, along the lines of gamma correction or something?
>
>The problem isn't that DVDs are too dark, but that broadcast TV is too
>bright.

?

>Buy a calibration DVD like Avia or Digital Video Essentials. Buy it
>today.

What the Hell would that do? I doubt I can recalibrate either the
player or the TV station, so I would just fiddle with the brightness
on the TV itself? And wouldn't that make the DVDs play even darker?

(Sorry if this sounds moronic, I'm just not a radio/ TV/ media- player
kinda guy, although I'm big on file formats.)


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mimus

Adjust your tv for best dvd playback, and reduce the brightness when
watching broadcast tv. In my situation, my sat receiver is plugged into a
different input, so I have that input setup for watching tv, while my
component input is calibrated for dvd watching. If you dont want to adjust
your tv to accomodate broadcast and dvd, quit bitching about it...


"mimus" <> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:36:09 GMT, "Joshua Zyber"
> <> wrote:
>
> >"mimus" <> wrote in message
> >news:...
> >> Another question: I've noticed that movies played on my DVD player
> >> are generally darker than when they are shown on television.
> >>
> >> If there's a known problem there, why isn't it taken care of in pre-
> >> pressing processing, along the lines of gamma correction or something?
> >
> >The problem isn't that DVDs are too dark, but that broadcast TV is too
> >bright.
>
> ?
>
> >Buy a calibration DVD like Avia or Digital Video Essentials. Buy it
> >today.
>
> What the Hell would that do? I doubt I can recalibrate either the
> player or the TV station, so I would just fiddle with the brightness
> on the TV itself? And wouldn't that make the DVDs play even darker?
>
> (Sorry if this sounds moronic, I'm just not a radio/ TV/ media- player
> kinda guy, although I'm big on file formats.)
>
>
> --
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>

Biz

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 18:09:47 GMT, "Biz" <> wrote:

>If you dont want to adjust
>your tv to accomodate broadcast and dvd, quit bitching about it...

So, basically, you're saying that you treat brightness about the same
as sound volume, although hardly as conveniently dealt with (I don't
even know if my TV has a conveniently- placed brightness control, and
hardly wish to dig into the back/ its innards to do so-- besides, such
controls, potentiometers usually, once they've sat in a given position
for years, are notoriously wonky once you start fooling with 'em).

As for "bitching", since DVDs are *meant to be played through TV
sets*, the *same as broadcast television*, it seems to me that
someone's dropped the ball a bit here, and it's hardly the hapless
viewer.

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mimus

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 18:55:59 GMT, (mimus)
wrote:

>So, basically, you're saying that you treat brightness about the same
>as sound volume, although hardly as conveniently dealt with (I don't
>even know if my TV has a conveniently- placed brightness control, and
>hardly wish to dig into the back/ its innards to do so-- besides, such
>controls, potentiometers usually, once they've sat in a given position
>for years, are notoriously wonky once you start fooling with 'em).


Most TVs today can be adjusted with the remote.

The output from many DVD players can also be adjusted. At the very
least there should be an option for Lighter vs. Darker.



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In article <>, tinmimus99
@hotmail.com says...
> Another question: I've noticed that movies played on my DVD player
> are generally darker than when they are shown on television.
>
> If there's a known problem there, why isn't it taken care of in pre-
> pressing processing, along the lines of gamma correction or something?
>
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>
>



Are you running your dvd player through your vcr? If so, macrovision may
be an issue.

theyak

Some TVs have multiple settings for video controls. I know that my Sony
Wega does. In such a case you can calibrate one group for dvd and one for
tv.

"mimus" <> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 18:09:47 GMT, "Biz" <> wrote:
>
> >If you dont want to adjust
> >your tv to accomodate broadcast and dvd, quit bitching about it...
>
> So, basically, you're saying that you treat brightness about the same
> as sound volume, although hardly as conveniently dealt with (I don't
> even know if my TV has a conveniently- placed brightness control, and
> hardly wish to dig into the back/ its innards to do so-- besides, such
> controls, potentiometers usually, once they've sat in a given position
> for years, are notoriously wonky once you start fooling with 'em).
>
> As for "bitching", since DVDs are *meant to be played through TV
> sets*, the *same as broadcast television*, it seems to me that
> someone's dropped the ball a bit here, and it's hardly the hapless
> viewer.
>
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> .sigzip*
>

Bondo

"mimus" <> wrote in message
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> So, basically, you're saying that you treat brightness about the same
> as sound volume, although hardly as conveniently dealt with (I don't
> even know if my TV has a conveniently- placed brightness control, and
> hardly wish to dig into the back/ its innards to do so-- besides, such
> controls, potentiometers usually, once they've sat in a given position
> for years, are notoriously wonky once you start fooling with 'em).

Not to sound too bitchy, but if your TV's brightness and contrast
controls are the type you adjust by physically turning a dial on the set
itself, you should consider buying a TV made in the last 2 decades.

Joshua Zyber

On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 06:14:34 GMT, "Joshua Zyber"
<> wrote:

>"mimus" <> wrote in message
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>> So, basically, you're saying that you treat brightness about the same
>> as sound volume, although hardly as conveniently dealt with (I don't
>> even know if my TV has a conveniently- placed brightness control, and
>> hardly wish to dig into the back/ its innards to do so-- besides, such
>> controls, potentiometers usually, once they've sat in a given position
>> for years, are notoriously wonky once you start fooling with 'em).
>
>Not to sound too bitchy, but if your TV's brightness and contrast
>controls are the type you adjust by physically turning a dial on the set
>itself, you should consider buying a TV made in the last 2 decades.

I was referring to the internal controls usually found in the back of
a set, but, yes, I thought there'd be one externally somewhere
(perhaps behind a panel), but there doesn't seem to be one, and there
doesn't seem to be any other control for it either, either on the set
itself or the remote, or any menu appurtenant thereunto either.

I shall continue investigating.

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mimus